Transforming the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Mutual Negation to Reconciliation

ISBN-13: 9781138047969 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 248 str.

Herbert C. Kelman; Philip Mattar; Neil Caplan

Opis

This volume offers readers a series of snapshots of the Middle Eastern conflict from the late 1970s to the present, and takes them along the ups and downs of the still-unfinished peace process. Each article offers Professor Herb Kelman's distinctive take on the issues, and focuses on the conflicting parties' perceptions, the obstacles to peace, and the political and psychological conditions needed for progress towards peace and reconciliation. The articles are of much more than historical or academic interest. Some are eerily prescient, predicting what would happen if negotiations of the day did not lead to a breakthrough to peace - predictions that have, in fact, proven sadly accurate. By reviewing dozens of opportunities for peace as analyzed by Professor Kelman since the 1970s, today's reader will gain insight into what each side would still need to do in order to take advantage of contemporary and future opportunities as they arise. The articles are coherent and consistent in their analysis and style, and develop a unifying theme: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, preconditions for its resolution, and opportunities for peace, offered and missed. This volume will be of much interest to students of Middle Eastern politics, peace and conflict studies, and international relations, and will help would-be negotiators and mediators in practice.

Spis treści

Editors’ Introduction Philip Mattar and Neil Caplan  Section 1 The Road to Mutual Recognition  1. Israelis and Palestinians: Psychological Prerequisites for Mutual Acceptance (1978)  2. Creating the Conditions for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations (1982)  3. Talk with Arafat (1982)  4. The Political Psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: How Can We Overcome the Barriers To a Negotiated Solution? (1987)  5. The Palestinianization of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (1988)  Section 2 The Opening of Negotiations and the Oslo Process  6. Acknowledging the Other’s Nationhood: How to Create a Momentum for the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations (1992)  7. Contributions of an Unofficial Conflict Resolution Effort to the Israeli-Palestinian Breakthrough (1995) 8. Some Determinants of the Oslo Breakthrough (1997)  9. Building A Sustainable Peace: The Limits of Pragmatism in the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations (1998)  10. The Interdependence of Israeli and Palestinian National Identities: The Role of the Other in Existential Conflicts (1999)  Section 3 The Breakdown of Negotiations and Efforts to Revive Them  11. Israeli-Palestinian Peace: Inching Toward and Looking Beyond Negotiations (2007)  12. Palestinian Refugees (2010)
with Lenore Martin  13. A One-Country / Two-State Solution To the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2011)  14. Constructing a Narrative of Reconciliation: A Personal Plea for Transformation of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict